Many Americans are familiar with the term lake-effect snow. Those who live in the Great Lakes Region, the area most often impacted by this winter weather occurrence, certainly know how it can affect ...

The Latest Storm Tracker Forecast from Meteorologist Kevin Appleby: Bands of lake effect snow will sink from north to south over the course of Black Friday, with locally heavy snow potentially quickly ...

Warmer waters are fueling stronger, snowier storms—at least for now. Here’s how scientists think this phenomenon will evolve as the planet gets hotter. Steam is seen rising off a frozen Lake Michigan ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Residents of the Great Lakes region are in for a snowy Thanksgiving, as a weather system continues to drop precipitation across the area, particularly in the Upper Peninsula of ...

A wind advisory is also in effect for northern Erie County, with gusts up to 50 mph expected. Heavy lake-effect snow is expected, with total accumulations of 8 inches to 20 inches in some areas. The ...

MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich. — After a widespread, impactful snowstorm across West Michigan this weekend, attention is quickly turning to heavy lake-effect snow. Unlike the storm this past weekend, this ...

UPDATE, Saturday, Dec. 13, at 11:44 a.m.: Both the lake-effect snow warning and winter advisory are now both in effect across Northeast Ohio. Forecasters bumped up the timing on the warning. CLEVELAND ...

A surfer rides through blowing snow as Lake Michigan waves crash into the St. Joseph Inner and Outer Lighthouses Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, in St. Joseph, Mich. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via ...